Kyle Bass, the founder of Dallas-based Hayman Capital Management, explained last year that the office tower segment of the commercial real estate sector is in such dire straights that towers need to be demolished as demand isn’t returning. He also mentioned converting these towers into residential apartments may not be feasible in some cases. “It’s […]
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“Absolutely Crazy”: Vacant LA Office Tower To Be Torn Down For Just 30 New EV Charging Stations
Homeless people INVADE city of Casper, Wyoming, taking over vacant motel
(NaturalNews) Wyoming’s second largest city Casper has been besieged by a growing number of homeless people, who have damaged a local motel and dumped human waste… Source Views: 0
Berkeley Officials Propose Taxing Landlords for Vacant Properties to Increase Rental Supply
Berkeley, California, hopes voters will approve levying a tax on landlords who have vacant properties in an effort to create more rentals. Views: 0
The vacant chair
The chairyou left with meis an asylum of fear. Whenever it swings,the pungent aroma ofyour Cuban cigarspervades the breezeand my room fills withspiraling rings of smoke. When it swings,I can compilea thousand poems on solitude andhear your slogansrippling in the air. The vacant chairyou left with me is a havenwhere I can swoon deepover reminiscences. […]
An Improbable Vanguard Of Poor People Is ‘Reclaiming’ Vacant Homes
An Improbable Vanguard Of Poor People Is ‘Reclaiming’ Vacant Homes Above photo: Reclaimer Benito Flores. Robin Urevich. Forcing policymakers to rethink affordable housing strategies. Pressure Mounts for Caltrans to Sell 130 Vacant Homes. On the night before Thanksgiving last year, Sasha Atkins, a 31-year-old hair stylist and single mom, hauled a few carefully chosen belongings – […]
Nearly 1,000 Homeless People Died In LA In 2020 As 93,000 Homes Sit Vacant
By Alex Ferrer, Terra Graziani and Jacob Woocher, Truthout. November 3, 2020 | Educate! Above photo: Tents belonging to homeless veterans stand at the VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Campus Japanese Garden on September 24, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. In many major metropolitan areas across the United States, there are far more […]
Fukushima causes mutations & DNA damage with ‘no end in sight’ – Greenpeace
Stressing there is “no end in sight” to the ecological fallout, the NGO says the impact in a number of areas will continue, which will include but not be limited to mutations in trees, DNA-damaged worms and butterflies, as well as radiation-contaminated mountain water tables. “The government’s massive decontamination program will have almost no impact […]
Mercedes-Benz Swaps Robots for People on Its Assembly Lines
Mercedes-Benz Swaps Robots for People on Its Assembly Lines February 26th, 2016 Sure, for luxury items. Will a customer look at the price of a Mercedes and think, “They should have made a more standardized car so I could save a couple grand.” No. […]